Five Iron Frenzy – Miniature
Golf Courses of America Present Five Iron Frenzy 7"
Asian Man Records, 1997
Acquired: Asian Man Records Mail Order, New, 2002
Price: ~$.25
Enter the Late 1990s Ska-Punk Octagon, where a band with a
“Christian Message” sounds just like any other ska-punk band founded by band
geeks. There’s just something so wholesome and unthreatening about ska-punk, so
I’m surprised there aren’t more Christian ska-punk bands. At least here Five
Iron Frenzy don’t feel the need to shoehorn their faith into their songs
(unlike say, Relient K) henceforth the music is enjoyable rather than irksome.
It helps that the 7” kicks off with a cover of Abba’s “Mama Mia,” which, you
know, is a rock solid jam no matter who’s playing it. It works surprisingly
well with the horn section! The two original tracks—“Arnold, and Willis, and
Mr. Drummond” and “Handbook For the Sellout—aren’t exclusive to the 7” and don’t
really offer much in the way of originality. But that’s ska-punk, isn’t it? You
know what you’re getting into and the genre is best suited for venues packed
with young people skanking the night away.
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